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Siphon   /sˈaɪfən/   Listen
Siphon

noun
1.
A tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube.  Synonym: syphon.
2.
A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled.  Synonym: syphon.





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"Siphon" Quotes from Famous Books



... meantime the squid had awakened to furious activity. It was lashing the water with arms and tail, angrily snapping its great beak and ejecting streams of black water from its siphon-tube. The water was violently agitated and covered with a ...
— The Boy Scouts Book of Stories • Various


Words linked to "Siphon" :   tube, pose, place, draw, position, syphon, put, tubing, lay, zoological science, organ, set, siphon off, zoology, take out


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